Highlanders coach Jamie Joseph is completely satisfied with the condition of prop Josh Hohneck, saying anyone who can go pig hunting and capture a boar must be all right.
Hohneck has come under the spotlight this week after appearing to get knocked out in the early stages of the match against the Crusaders last Saturday.
After passing the concussion protocol test on the sideline, he returned to the field and played the rest of the match.
He has been tested for concussion since and has been named in the Highlanders front row to play the Blues at Forsyth Barr Stadium tomorrow night.
Joseph said the team and doctor followed the concussion protocol for Super rugby. The surprising thing was that Hohneck passed the test, which was a rarity in modern rugby.
''Obviously, Josh went through a bunch of protocols all week and he has come through those all fine and we have opted to select him,'' Joseph said.
''I think what we have to understand that there are a set of protocols run medically by our doc, and all docs that are in the competition.
''So, at the game, he took a knock and he has got taken off. He has to sit a series of tests - quite tough ones. From my memory, and talking to Greg [doctor Greg Macleod], he is the only player that I can remember that has passed those protocols mid-game.''
Hohneck had gone through testing since and had been given the all-clear by the medical staff, so Joseph had no hesitation picking him.
''I heard he went pig hunting yesterday [Wednesday], was walking up hills and got himself a 100-pound boar, so things are looking up for Josh Hohneck.''
New Zealand Rugby has responded to the incident by making television replays available for match doctors to view incidents, but Joseph questioned their value.
''When there is a car crash, no-one goes looking for the CCTVs. You go and have a look at the ones sitting in the middle of the field and that is what our guys did.''
Hohneck will have two new players beside him in the front row this week.
The Highlanders forward pack has been shuffled around with Kane Hames getting his first start of the season.
Hames came off the bench in the first game of the season but picked up a five-week suspension for striking.
He has played a couple of club matches over the past two weeks and will be itching to make a statement tomorrow night.
The loosehead prop was one of the Highlanders' best last year and will want to return to that form as quickly as possible.
In other changes, Mark Reddish comes into the second row and Tom Franklin goes to the bench, while Liam Coltman will start in the hooking role and Ash Dixon moves into the reserves.
Out the back, Jason Emery starts at second five-eighth in place of Shaun Treeby.
Emery has brought some more physicality into his play this year.
Richard Buckman is named on the bench and will get his first run of the season if he gets on the park.